Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Williston Notables
Benjamin F. Calhoun of Williston to be laid to rest at 10 a.m. at Folk Funeral Home chapel. Mariah H. Johnson of Aiken scheduled for 1 p.m. at Second Baptist Church. Sarah M. Padgette of Aiken to be honored at 11 a.m. at Shell house Rivers Funeral Home. Helen P. Rawls of Wagener to be mourned at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Wagen er Arden Eric Toepke of Aiken at 11 a.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Ann Marie Granny Taglioli Richards of Aiken to services at 2 p.m. at St Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Louis H. Simpkins of Aiken to be buried at 3 p.m. Hayden.
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Benjamin F. Calhoun
Williston
Folk Funeral Home
Mariah H. Johnson
Aiken
Second Baptist Church
Sarah M. Padgette
Shellhouse Rivers
Helen P. Rawls
Wagener
First Baptist Church of
Ann Marie
Granny” Taglioli Richards
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Louis H. Simpkins
Hayden Baptist Church
Davis services set for George Cothran Davis
George Cothran Davis 59 of 3008 Old Camp Long Road died November 29 2003 at home. He was a millwright with Carolina Eastman and a Trinity Baptist Church member. Graveside rites December 3 at Cannon Memorial Park Fountain Inn. Cannon Funeral and Cremations is in charge.
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George Cothran Davis
Old Camp Long Road
Mr. Davis
Simpsonville
Annie Lois Banks Thackston
Hubert Nalley Davis Sr
Carolina Eastman
Trinity Baptist Church
Gold Wing Road Rider Association
Patricia Anne Tucker Davis
Pamela Fowler
Tennessee
Karen McKee
Piedmont
Christina Cook
Walt
Aiken
Hubert Allen
Leann H. Davis
George Leslie
Hope Davis
Hubert Nalley Davis Jr
Boyce Thackston
Evelyn Gilstrap
Cannon Memorial Park
Fountain Inn
Cannon Funeral
Davis
Ederle Becomes Symbol of Courage Dies at 98
Gertrude Ederle, who as the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926 and a national icon, died aged 98. Her landmark 14 hour 30 minute crossing ended a two decade record, sparking ticker tape parades, meetings with President Coolidge, and a celebrated life in entertainment.
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New York
Gertrude Ederle
America
Europe
English Channel
Ederle
Calvin Coolidge
Florence Chadwick
Subtle Congaree Park Reveals Quiet Majesty of Old Growth
Congaree National Park near Columbia preserves the only remaining old growth floodplain forest in the United States. It houses giant loblolly pines, diverse wildlife, and the state’s largest oxbow lake. Despite threats from pollution and limited staff, the park offers a time-spiral experience through towering trees and elevated boardwalks.
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Congaree National Park
Grand Canyon
Smoky Mountains
Congaree River
Columbia
Fran Rametta
Congaree Swamp National Monument
Cyprus
Rametta
United States
Richland County
South Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Pnoto
SC Struggles With Prison Guard Shortage And Escapes
South Carolina faces the highest vacancy rate for prison guards among 16 Southern states with 20 percent of 4655 positions unfilled as of July. The state also logged 33 attempted escapes in FY 2002-03, more than twice Alabama, amid wage constraints and growing inmate populations.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Southern Legislative Conference
Corrections Department
Jon Ozmint
Ozmint
Alabama
North Carolina
Charles Kehoe
American Correctional Association
Kehoe
Lieberman Blasts Extremists as Iraq War Backdrop
In Charleston Lieberman links Saddam Hussein and al Qaida to a potential global religious war and urges defeating extremists to show American values. He backs Bush’s Iraq troop surge and warns of future emboldened terrorists if not stopped. In Sumter a teacher resigns license after slapping a wheelchair bound student.
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Charleston
Joe Lieberman
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Iraq
United States
Lieberman
Fox News
South Carolina
Connecticut
Bush
U.S
Sumter
Carlton Snow
Wilder
Snow
Education Department
Mary K. Staberg
Obituary Notice Policy For The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard runs obituary notices with up to 16 lines free the first run and charges apply for additional lines. Notices must be submitted by a funeral home and are edited for style. Deadline is 9 00 p m daily and further information is available by calling 648 2311.
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Myanmar
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Aung San Suu Kyi
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Congaree Park
S.C
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West Columbia
al Sharpton
Brookland Baptist Church
Jesse Jackson
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Jesse
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LaToya Williams
Melissa Nixon
Berkeley County
Glenn Rhoad
Lorenzo Taylor
Raymond Brown Jr
Albert Nole
Taylor
Nole
Williams
Nixon
Pine Log Road
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Audibes
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Whiskey Rd
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